title: Effective use of anxiolytics in older adults.
abstract: This article reviews the current classification of anxiety disorders and the frequency of these disorders in older adults. General treatment principles are discussed, and an overview of anxiolytic medications is presented. Use of these anxiolytic agents in specific disorders is then discussed, followed by a brief review of non-pharmacologic treatment approaches to anxiety disorders.
authors.affiliation: Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Creighton University School of Medicine and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-5575, USA.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Folks
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: McNeilly
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents